Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the ordering of the yeas and nays on the motion to suspend the rules and agree to House Resolution 375 be vacated, to the end that the resolution be considered as adopted in the form considered…

I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I rise in opposition to this motion. I traveled throughout the Soviet Union to captive nations with many of you, and I rose in those nations and said to the leaders, You need to give your people…

I thank the gentleman for his question, and I appreciate him yielding. As I have said before on the floor with respect to scheduling, I agree with him on both items. I think the budget is very important, and clearly the supplemental is…

I thank my friend for yielding. I thank Mr. Andrews for his extraordinary work on making sure that our national defense is strong and ready and that our troops are provided for as we put them in harm's way. I thank him for his leadership…

Mr. Chairman, I want to thank Chairman Skelton and Ranking Member McKeon for their efforts in crafting this important, bi- partisan bill to reform the acquisition system of the Department of Defense. I would also like to commend…

Mr. President, I take this time to emphasize the need of our Nation to move forward with a comprehensive energy policy. I know the Presiding Officer shares that commitment and is working very hard on the Environment and Public Works…

Mr. President, I understand that although the Republicans still have time left under the division, with their consent, it is permissible to proceed with the time for the majority. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is…

Madam President, let me express to my colleagues how disappointed I am that we were unable to move forward with debate on Wall Street reform. People should know that what we recently voted on was a motion to proceed so a bill could be…

Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Amendment No. 5 offered by Ms. Edwards of Maryland: Page 61, line 3, strike ``(c)'' and…

Let me just conclude--and I thank you, Mr. Andrews, for your comments because it's so true that as a Nation we have already seen the beginnings of an economic recovery, what looks to be a strong economic recovery, but we need to make sure…

Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I want to first thank Representative Andrews for introducing the IMPROVE Act, H.R. 5013, and to Chairman Skelton for all their hard work on this legislation and really steadfast…

So the urgency is now. We've got to act on this now. I'm hoping that that will happen. We have done our part. Then we've got to wait for our brothers and sisters on the other side to do theirs. Again, we just cannot continue to wait.

So many have lost jobs in this recession, and as CBO Director Douglas Elmendorf told this committee, a large number of those jobs are not coming back.

none of this matters if, at the end of the day, it does not result in benefits to our constituents.

A lot of people think the kids are just not bright. They don't have the money.

At the end of the day, the greatest affirmative action program yet invented is a good, solid education.

No, I really don't. Goldman, they said our slogan is: Our customers always come first.

I want to thank the gentlelady for holding this hour. And I want to thank her for yielding and I want to thank all my colleagues for being here tonight. As I listen to my colleagues this evening, I could not help but think that the…